I am in favor of immigration reform. I am also wary of reforms granted now for a promise of border security later. In 1986, Ronald Reagan signed a deal that made just such a promise, yet we are still waiting for the border security that never came. Conservatives are also still waiting for the promised three dollars in spending cuts for every dollar in tax hikes. Fool me once... So, it is understandable conservatives should insist that any immigration reform incorporate the principle of trust but verify.
In that vein, I approach these efforts in good faith. I will advance both immigration reform and verifiable border security. Under my plan for comprehensive reform the US would begin with prioritizing Visas for immigrants with advanced degrees, the so-called STEM Visas and an immediate expansion of the work Visa program. These reforms would happen immediately.
But, as a matter of both national security and immigration policy, it is absolutely essential that we both secure our border and modernize our visa system so we know who comes and who goes on travel, student and other temporary visas. And it is vital all other reforms be conditioned on this goal being met.
Border Security, including drones, satellite, and physical barriers, vigilant deportation of criminals and increased patrols would begin immediately and be assessed at the end of one year by an investigator general from the General [sic] Accountability Office*. Most importantly, and in contrast with any other plan out there, my plan will insist that report be presented to Congress for a vote... [...]
After ensuring border security, then I would normalize the status of the 11 million undocumented citizens so they can join the workforce and pay taxes.*American Patrol Report On January 30, Glenn Spencer personally handed a copy of "How to Solve the Border Problem" to Rebecca Gambler, the acting director of the Government Accountability Offices' homeland security and justice function. She also got information on IDENTISEIS®, the technology that can count everyone crossing the border.

Jim Kouri -- Renew AmericaObama to drastically cut immigration and border security budgetsBesides President Barack Obama's executive actions regarding illegal aliens and U.S. immigration policy, without much notice by the GOP and news organizations, drastic reductions are expected within the Department of Homeland Security's immigration enforcement-related bureaus, said a top protective intelligence and assessment specialist on Monday...

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Hispanically SpeakingIllegal sues after being denied driver's license in North CarolinaAn [illegal alien] in North Carolina has sued the state's Department of Motor Vehicles for denying him a driver's license despite having the required documents and passing all the tests. -- The law firm McKinney Perry & Coalter filed suit Thursday on behalf of Erick Renteria, an 18-year-old resident of Greensboro. -- "What happens here is that the DMV is not interpreting state law correctly..."

RT via InfowarsNo Suspicion Necessary: DHS can still seize belongings without reasonThe Fourth Amendment no longer means what you once thought it did: A new report reveals that the government has shrugged off concerns over the alleged constitutional infringements of its own citizens near international crossings. -- An internal review of the US Department of Homeland Security's procedures regarding the suspicionless search-and-seizure of phones and laptops near the nation's border... [Related]

James Fulford -- VDare.com Rubio, Republicans, and how to fight creeping bilingualismConservatism Inc. is falling over itself to welcome "our new Spanish-speaking overlords" --- to adapt the famous scene from The Simpsons (itself adapted from the 1977 movie Empire of the Ants). The Republican Congressional leadership has chosen newly-minted Florida Senator Marco Rubio to give the response to President Obama's February 12 State Of The Union --- half in Spanish.

Tom Tancredo -- WND.comObama's drone deceptionTo read the headlines about Obama's use of drones to kill terrorists, he is a real John Wayne. But would John Wayne worry more about the jihadists in Yemen or the ones coming across our southwest border? -- I have no moral objection to targeting leaders of al-Qaida or allied terrorist groups and using our high-tech drones to kill them. Targeting American citizens who have become traitors by taking up arms against America...

BreitbartInvader to testify in Senate next week with ICE agent who can't arrest himBreitbart News has learned that one of the witnesses at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on immigration next week will be outspoken illegal [alien] Jose Antonio Vargas -- who will be seated at the same table as Chris Crane, leader of the [ICE] employees' union that is suing the government over Obama administration rules that make it very difficult for ICE agents to arrest illegal [aliens].

VOXXI.comDREAM Act to be introduced in House amid push for amnestyAs the national debate over immigration reform rolls on, a bipartisan group of House members are gearing up to introduce a DREAM Act bill near the end of February to provide a path to citizenship for undocumented youth. -- House representatives Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) and Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.) plan to introduce a similar version of the 2010 DREAM Act bill...